IC 2477

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Galaxy
IC 2477 / IC 2480
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation lion
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 09 h 28 m 17.8 s
declination + 29 ° 42 ′ 22 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.80 'x 0.5'
Position angle 170 °
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.026809 ± 0.000070  
Radial velocity 8037 ± 21 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(357 ± 25)  x  10 6  ly
(109.4 ± 7.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Stéphane Javelle
Discovery date April 14, 1896
Catalog names
IC  2477/2480 • PGC  26883 • 2MASX  J09281784 + 2942212 •

IC 2480 = IC 2477? is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic , the estimated 357 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center. However, the identification of IC 2477 is not certain.

The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 14, 1896 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : IC 2480
  3. Seligman